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Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Monday, 13 May 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Judiciary: Women

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of the judicial bench in the family division are women.

Answer

As of 1 April 2018, 58 judges appointed to the family division were women. This amounts to 48% of the total number of judges in the family division.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
251974
Session
2017-19
Attachment
Table
Subjects
Women Judiciary Family courts
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk